Display holder



July 26, 1938. H. L.. MooRE DISPLAY HOLDER Filed Feb. 2s, 19:58

Patented July 26, 1938 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE 7 Claims.

This invention relates to a holder designed primarily for removably supporting and displaying a calendar, but it is to be understoodI that a holder, in accordance with this invention is for "5 use in connection for supporting and displaying any object for which it may be found applicable.

The invention has for its object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder including a carrier element for removably supporting the object to be displayed, a transparent protecting element for the object when the latter is supported by the carrier, a split coupling element of frame-like form for removably coupling the carrier and protecting element in superimposed relation, and with the coupling element having inherent partsthereof coacting for detachably securing the coupling element in coupling relation with respect to the carrier and protecting element.

The invention has for its further object to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder including a carrier for removably supporting an object to be displayed and with the carrier including an inherent part thereof extended from its lower portion for maintaining the holder upright for the purpose of displaying the object supported by the carrier.

A further object of the invention is to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder including a carrier formed with a pair of open compartments for receiving objects to be displayed, one of said compartments being closed at its top, bottom and sides and the other of the compartments being open at one side and closed at its top, bottom and other side.

Further objects of the invention are to provide, in a manner as hereinafter set forth, a holder for display purposes which is simple in its construction and arrangement, strong, durable, compact, pleasing in appearance, capable of being conveniently handled for the positioning therein and removing therefrom objects to be displayed, thoroughly efficient in its use, and inexpensive to manufacture.

To the foregoing ends essentially, and toY others which may hereinafter appear, the invention consists of the novel construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be more specifically referred to and illustrated in the accompanying drawing, wherein is shown an embodi-V ment of the invention, but it is to be understood that changes, variations and modications may be resorted to which fall Within the scope of the invention as claimed.

In the drawing:

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Figure 1 is a front elevation of the holder having a thermometer structure arranged in one of the compartments thereof,

Figure 2 is a section on line 2-2 Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a section on line 3 3 Figure 1, and

Figure 4 is an exploded View in perspective illustrating the coupling and carrier elements of the holder.

The holder in accordance with this invention includes a carrier element I', a transparent protecting element 2 and a coupling element 3 of frame-like form.

The element I is formed from a single plate 4 of thin sheet metal which is swaged to form an open front compartment or chamber 5 having imperforate rear, top, bottom, andI side Walls 6, 1, 8, 9, I respectively. The length of the walls l, 8 is less than the length of the walls 9, IIJ; The wall I0 of compartment 5 is arranged in close proximity to the end edge II of the plate 4. 'I'he walls l, 8 are arranged in proximity to the edges I2, I3 of plate 4, but the distance between the wall 1 and the edge I2 is greater than the distance between the wall 8 and the edge I3..

The plate 4' is also swaged to provide an open front compartment I4 of rectangular contour disposed lengthwise with respect to the length of plate 4. The compartment I4 includes imperforate top and bottom walls I5, I6 and an imperforate side wall I l. The other side of the compartment I is open throughout as indicated at I8 vwhereby provision is had for inserting an object into and for removing it from compartment f4. The rear wall of the latter is indicated at I9 and is formed with a slit 20 of inversely flared or substantially of inverted U-shaped contour which extends from a point near the wall IE- to a point in proximity to the Wall I5. The material freed by the slit 20 is bent rearwardly to provide a tapered sustainer 2I which coacts with the support upon which the holder is mounted for the purpose of maintaining the holder in an upstanding position. 'I'he sustainer 2| is ribbed lengthwise thereof .asl indicated at 22. The plate 4 bordering the forward wall of the open side I8 of the compartment I4 is swaged to form a spacer 23 arranged adjacent and in proximity to the end edge 24 of the plate 4. The spacer 23 is of angle shape cross section. The side wall I1 of the compartment I4 is spaced from and is disposed in parallel relation with respect to the side wall 9 of the compartment 5. The element 2 is of transparent material and corresponds in area to the front face of the plate 4.

The element 3 is of split frame-like form and compartment or chamber.

includes a top member 25, Va bottom member 26, a side member 2l and a side member 28. One end of the member' 25 is hinged toy one end of the member 2l as'at 29. The other end of the member 2l is hinged to one end of the member 2&5V as at The other end of the member 23 is hinged to one end of the member 28 as at 29." The ends of th'members 25, 26, 21 and 278 are mitered. Each of the members in cross section is of inwardly opening channel Yshaped 'contourf The member 25 in proximity toits other end is formed With a slot 30a. V.V'Fjxtendirig from the other end of the member Zis an angle shaped latch 3! for coaction with thefislot Sila'to releas'ably maintain the members of the element 3 in closed frame'- lilze position. n 2

Theholder includes a retainer elementf32 and an indicating element 33 providedl with registering openings 345, 35 respectfully and with registering openingsn3i, 3l frespectively. The elements 32 and33 also constitute spacers. The elements 32, 33 are rectangular in contour and correspond in arca to the area of the front face of the plate 4. YTheopenings 34, 35 correspond in contojrir to the contour of the compartment or @chamber I4 but are of less width .and less length than the width and length of chamber it. The openings 3%, 3l correspond in pontour to that of the compartment but are of less width and less length than the'width and length of such The elements 32, 33 when mounted in position overlap the compartments or chambers and act as Ya means 'for retaining the objects to be displayed Within such compartments. The member 33 has its outer face provided with a similation of a Vpanel 38 :upon which is tobe printed the name of the owner of the holder or other suitablefindicia.

When the holder is assembled, the element 32 is positioned against the front of plate 4, the element 33 against the;E front of the element 32 and the element 2 against the front of element The members 25, 25, 2l and 2B of the element 3 are then positioned against the edges of elements I, 2, 32 and 33 and disposed to overlap the rear marginal portions of the element I and the front marginal portions of the element 2. In the meanwhile the latch 3l is extended through the slot 3l!ab which provides for' the snug engagement of the element with the other elements of the holden The latch 3l is bent outwardly with respect to the slot 3W for detachably connecting the member 28 to themember 25 whereby the element 3 will be latched to the other eiements of the holder. 1

Prier to the assembling of the several elements of the holder in a manner `asstated an object to be displayed is positioned in the compartment or chamber 5 andsuclr object is indicated at 39 and is in the form ff a thermometer structure. The object which is to be arranged in the chamber or compartment I4 is positioned in the latter after the elements of the holder have beeneassembled in a manner as aforestated. a The article isinserted through the opening I3 into the compartment Ill and is to be of a length to extend on the spacer 23 and the use of the latter facilitates the removal of the object placed in compartment I4. Preferably the object which is supported by the plate 4 .and rarranged within the compartment Iwill be a calendar. The sustainer 2| will be permanently arranged in the position as shown in Figure 4 and whereby when the holder is assembled, with the cbjects to be displayed arranged therein the snstainer will 'coact with the support upon which the holder is Vance thereof. f

What I clainiV is:

1. InY a holder for the purpose set forth, an object :supporting element in the form of a platelike body having a rearwardlyV extending part thereof forming an open front compartment provided with an open outer side for the passage of the object into and for removing it from the compartment, said body having another part extending rearwardly thereof, of angle-shape cross section and laterally disposed with respect tothe front-wall of said open outer side to provide forfspacin'g the object from that portion of the rear face of said body adjacent said Wall when positioning the object into and removilng it from said compartment, and said body having another part thereof extended rearwardly thereof and disposed at a point Vin proxiniity to thebottom of said compartment for maintaining the said element in an upstanding position.

2. In a holder for the purposeset forth, an object supporting element in the form of a platelike Yiiody having a Yrearwardly extending part thereof forming arr open front compartment pro-vided witl' an operi outer side for V:the passage of the object into and for removing it from the compartment, said body having another part extending rearwardly thereof, of angle-shape cross section and laterally disposed with respect to the front wall of said open outer side to provide for spacing :the object from that portion of the rear face ofjsaid body adjacent said wall whenk positioning the object into and removing it from said: compartment, and said body having another part thereof extended rearwardly lthereof and disposed at a point in proximity toY the bottom of said compartment for maintaining the said element in an upstanding position, the said part for maintaining said element in an upstanding position being arranged between the transverse median of the compartment and the closed side of :the latter. 'i

In a holder for the purpose Yset forth, an object supporting element in the form of a platelike body having a rearwardly extending part thereof forming an open frint compartment provided With an open outer yside for the passage of the object into fand for removing it from the compartment, saidbody having another part extending rearwardly thereof, of angle-shape cross section and laterally dispo-sed with respect Yto the frlont wall of said open outer side to provide for spacing the objectfrom that portion of the rear face of said body adjacent said wall when'positioning the object into and removing it from said compartment, said bodyrfhaving anotherV part thereof extendedi rearwardly thereof and disposed atra point in proximity to the bottom of said compartment for maintaining the said element in an upstanding position, and said body having another rearwardly extending part-thereof forming an open front compartment spaced from the other compartment and having closed top sides and bottom'walls.r

4. In a holder for the purpose set forth, an

object supporting element in the form of a platelike body having a rearwardly extending part thereof forming an open front compartment provided with an open outer side for the passage of the object into and for removing it from the compartment, said body having another part extending rearwardly thereof, of angle-shape cross section and laterally disposed with respect to the front wall of said open outer side to provide for spacing the object from that portion of the rear face of said body adjacent said wall when positioning the object into and removing it from said compartment, and said body having another part thereof extended rearwardly thereof and disposed at a point in proximity to the bottom of said compartment for maintaining the said element in an upstanding position, the said part for maintaining said element in an upstanding position being arranged between the transverse median of the compartment and the closed side of the latter, said body having another rearwardly extending part thereof forming an open front compartment spaced from the other compartment and having closed top sides and bottom walls. Y

5. In a holder for the purpose set forth, an object supporting element in the form of a platelike body having a rearwardly extending part thereof forming an Aopen front compartment provided with an open outer side for the passage of the object into and for removing it from the compartment, said body having another part extending rearwardly thereof, of angle-shape cross section and laterally disposed with respect to the front wall of said open outer side to provide for spacing the object from that portion of the rear face of said body adjacent said wall when positioning the object into and removing it from said compartment, and said body having another part thereof extended rearwardly thereof and disposed at a point in proximity to the bottom of said compartment for maintaining the said element in an upstanding position, the said part to provide for spacing the object when positioning the latter into and out of the compartment being arranged in proximity to one of the ends of said element.

6. In a holder for the purpose set forth, an object supporting element in the 'form of a platelike body having a rearwardly extending part of and disposed at a point in proximity to the bottom of said compartment for maintaining the said element in an upstanding position, the said part for maintaining said element in an upstanding position being arranged between the trans- Verse median of the compartment and the closed side of the latter, the said part to provide for spacing the object when positioning the latter into and out of the compartment being arranged in proximity to one of the ends of said element.

'7. In a holder for the purpose set forth, a carrier having a compartment for an object to be displayed, said carrier being formed with an opening for positioning the object within and for removing it from the compartment, a protecting element arranged forwardly of the carrier, apertured spacing means between said element and carrier, a split frame-like coupling element having its body of inwardly opening channel shaped cross section for overlapping the carrier and said protecting element and said spacing means in abutting relation, said coupling element having coacting interengaging parts at the split thereof for detachably latching it in coupling relation with respect to said carrier, protecting element and spacing means, and said compartment including upper, lower and rear walls, said rear wall being formed with a slit substantially of inverted U-shaped contour having its upper portion arranged at a point in proximity to said top wall and its ends at spaced points in proximity to said bottom, the material freed by said slit being directed rearwardly to provide means for sustaining the holder upstanding.

HOWARD LESLIE MOORE. 

